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Sailing on a Boat with a Cause in Saugerties, NY
Published on 5th November 2015
From the shoreline, the Clearwater Sloop glides down the Hudson with a swagger, her stately frame reminiscent of single-masted 18th century Dutch ships that were once a common sight here. As a passenger, you find yourself gazing proudly at the banks as distant figures marvel at this elegant vessel with sails aloft. Although the sloop calls to mind the past, a new environmental monitoring station, hidden in the hull, lends a clue to her forward-thinking mission. In 1966, folksinger Pete Seeger and his supporters decided to build a boat to draw attention to the waning condition of the Hudson River Valley. Christened in 1969, the Clearwater began a powerful movement that is credited with the revival of the river and its banks. Take a sail today on the cleaner waters she helped inspire.
